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Heartburn Treatment May Extend Survival in IPF PatientsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:25PMPatients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) who report treatment for gastroespophageal reflux (GER) appear to have longer survival than IPF patients who are not treated for GERD, according to a new study from the University of California, San Francisco.

Researchers Discover Possible Drug Targets for Common Non-Hodgkin's LymphomaTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:25PMResearchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have discovered a novel interaction between two proteins involved in regulating cell growth that could provide possible new drug targets for treating the most common type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Elsevier CPM Resource Center to Integrate Evidence-Based Clinical Content Software at Providence Health & ServicesTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:11PMGRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- - CPM and Providence Health & Services Collaboration Aims to Improve Overall Interdisciplinary Care and Transform Patient Care Culture Elsevier / CPM Resource Center (CPM), a leader in developing clinical decision support tools for healthcare, announced today a contract with Providence Health & Services, a not-for-profit health system ...

Hoag's Orange County Vital Aging Program Data Presented at the International Conference on Alzheimer's DiseaseTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:09PMPARIS, July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. William Shankle MS, MD, FACP, program director, Memory and Cognitive Disorders, of Hoag Neurosciences Institute (HNI) presented Orange County Vital Aging Program (OCVAP) data today at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease (ICAD) in Paris, France. The presentation highlighted 12-month results of the recently-developed ...

Mothers with breastfeeding difficulties more likely to suffer postpartum depression, study findsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:31PMWomen who have breastfeeding difficulties in the first two weeks after giving birth are more likely to suffer postpartum depression two months later compared to women without such difficulties, according to a new study.

University of Maryland researchers discover possible drug targets for common non-Hodgkin's lymphomaTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:30PM( University of Maryland Medical Center ) Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have discovered a novel interaction between two proteins involved in regulating cell growth that could provide possible new drug targets for treating diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, the most common type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to a new study in Nature Communications. The scientists ...

Mothers with breastfeeding difficulties more likely to suffer postpartum depressionTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:14AMWomen who have breastfeeding difficulties in the first two weeks after giving birth are more likely to suffer postpartum depression two months later compared to women without such difficulties.

FDA outlines oversight of mobile medical applicationsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:13AMThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it is seeking input on its proposed oversight approach for certain mobile applications specific to medicine or health care called mobile medical applications (?apps?) that are designed for use on smartphones and other mobile computing...

Surgeons’ Civility in Operating Room is BeneficialTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:11AM(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A surgeon's behavior in the operating room affects patient outcomes, healthcare costs, medical errors and patient- and staff-satisfaction, according to this study. In an increasingly rude society where it is rare for a stranger to give up a bus seat to a senior citizen and expletives have become all-too common in daily conversation, the lack of civility has degraded all ...